Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres

{{Infobox Pan American Games event

|event = Women's 800 metres

|games = 2015

| image = Athletics pictogram.svg

|caption =

|venue = CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium

|dates = July 21–22

|competitors = 14

|nations = 9

|win_value = 1:59.62

|win_label = Winning time

|gold = Melissa Bishop

|goldNOC = CAN

|silver = Alysia Montaño

|silverNOC = USA

|bronze = Flávia de Lima

|bronzeNOC = BRA

|prev = 2011

|next = 2019

}}

{{Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games}}

The women's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 21 and 22 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.{{cite web |url=http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/4013/original/pan-am-games-ticket-guide-042015.pdf |title=Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide |date=20 April 2015 |website=toronto2015.org |publisher=TO2015 |accessdate=26 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420184712/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/4013/original/pan-am-games-ticket-guide-042015.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2015 |url-status=dead }} The defending Pan American Games champion is Adriana Muñoz of Cuba.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

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World record

|{{flagathlete|Jarmila Kratochvilova|CZE}}

|1:53.28

|Munich, Germany

|July 26, 1983

Pan American Games record

|{{flagathlete|Ana Quirot|CUB}}

|1:58.71

|Havana, Cuba

|August 8, 1991

Qualification

{{Main article|Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification}}

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (2.06.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).{{cite web |url=http://americasathletics.org/attachments/article/115/CAN%20PANAM%20Games%20Jul2015%20-%20Technical%20Manual%20ENGLISH.pdf |title=Athletics Technical Manual |date=11 January 2015 |website=americasathletics.org |publisher=TO2015 |accessdate=29 January 2015 |archive-date=21 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421101153/http://americasathletics.org/attachments/article/115/CAN%20PANAM%20Games%20Jul2015%20-%20Technical%20Manual%20ENGLISH.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Schedule

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! Date

! Time

! Round

July 21, 201518:45Semifinals
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|July 22, 2015

19:30Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

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KEY:

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{{Nowrap|Fastest non-qualifiers}}

|bgcolor=ccffcc align=center|Q

Qualified

|align=center|NR

National record

|align=center|PB

Personal best

|align=center|SB

Seasonal best

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Disqualified

=Semifinals=

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RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
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| 1

1align=left|Flávia de Limaalign=left|{{flagPASO|BRA|2015}}2:02.39Q
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| 2

1align=left|Alysia Montañoalign=left|{{flagPASO|USA|2015}}2:02.95Q
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| 3

1align=left|Jessica Smithalign=left|{{flagPASO|CAN|2015}}2:03.34Q
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| 4

1align=left|Gabriela Medinaalign=left|{{flagPASO|MEX|2015}}2:03.94q
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| 5

2align=left|Rose Mary Almanzaalign=left|{{flagPASO|CUB|2015}}2:04.39Q
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| 6

2align=left|Melissa Bishopalign=left|{{flagPASO|CAN|2015}}2:04.51Q
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| 7

2align=left|Phoebe Wrightalign=left|{{flagPASO|USA|2015}}2:04.88Q
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| 8

2align=left|Kimarra McDonaldalign=left|{{flagPASO|JAM|2015}}2:05.72q
92align=left|Erika Limaalign=left|{{flagPASO|BRA|2015}}2:06.44
101align=left|Alena Brooksalign=left|{{flagPASO|TTO|2015}}2:07.82
112align=left|Cristina Guevaraalign=left|{{flagPASO|MEX|2015}}2:08.11SB
122align=left|Sonia Gaskinalign=left|{{flagPASO|BAR|2015}}2:09.01
131align=left|Alethia Marreroalign=left|{{flagPASO|PUR|2015}}2:11.39
141align=left|Sahily Diagoalign=left|{{flagPASO|CUB|2015}}2:13.72

=Final=

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
{{gold01}}4align=left|Melissa Bishopalign=left|{{flagPASO|CAN|2015}}1:59.52
{{silver02}}3align=left|Alysia Montañoalign=left|{{flagPASO|USA|2015}}1:59.76
{{bronze03}}7align=left|Flávia de Limaalign=left|{{flagPASO|BRA|2015}}2:00.40PB
45align=left|Rose Mary Almanzaalign=left|{{flagPASO|CUB|2015}}2:01.82
58align=left|Jessica Smithalign=left|{{flagPASO|CAN|2015}}2:03.02
61align=left|Gabriela Medinaalign=left|{{flagPASO|MEX|2015}}2:03.91
76align=left|Phoebe Wrightalign=left|{{flagPASO|USA|2015}}2:04.17
82align=left|Kimarra McDonaldalign=left|{{flagPASO|JAM|2015}}2:04.37

References

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